The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-31

Mr.. Powderly warns the Knights Of La
bor that money cannot be voted for election
purposes.
Senator Bec,; says that Blaine, Allison
and Sherman are tue Republican candidates
for President, aud Cleveland and Hill the
Democratic.
Robert Nelson is the United Labor candi
date for mayor of Chicago, a fact that will
cut quite figure in electing Roche the Re-
publican nominee.
There is no longer any doubt but that
Secretary Fairchild has been informed by
the President that he is to be the secretary
of the treasury after April l.
Senator Sherman who is making political
speeches in the South, spoke at Nashville on
the oath. and the puplic understanding is
that he IL again q candidate for President.
In the Democratic Convention at Pales-
tine, Texas, upon the 272nd ballot, William
H. Ma tin was nominated as the successor
Of Senator Reagan in the lower house of
Congress.
Lawrence Barrett contradicts the report
that his daughter il to marry Edwin Booth,
who u old enough to be the young lady. .
grandfather, famous a. hs may be % an
actor.
OF the two Republican members of the in
terstate commission, Judge Cooley voted
for Cleveland in 1854 and Mr. Walker,
Senator Edmunds' protegc, did not vote
for Blaine.
Maurice Grau, the operate manager, has
been thrown into Jail for debt, at Quebec
Canada, and refused bail. His Canadian
tour was sad failure, owing in some part
to the severe weather.
Clerk Adams has prepared his roll call OF
the Fiftieth congress, but still lacks official
information of the election OF eight men,
bers including Holmes Of Iowa. The clerk
has put them on the list expecting to receive
the credentials in due time.
John A. Logan. Jr., son of the dead Sena-
tor, and Miss Edith Andrews, daughter of
Chauncey NJ. Andrews, + Youngstown, o.,
were married at noon at the residence of
the brides father. Among the presents was
a check Of SO, 600 from the brides father.
Saying he'd ne'cr consent, consented
Tue Chicago Democrats nominated their
"best Mayor Carter II. Harrison, for a
sixth :erm Oh Wednesday, Harrison, made
a speech declining, but aftcrward came be-
ination. The contest between Roche, the
Republican candidate and Harrison will be
watched with interest.
President Cleveland has addressed a
letter to Mrs. J. K. Roberts, widow of the
late President of Liberia, who is seeking
aid for the establishment Of hospital ut
Monroyia. in which he saws: Liberia is So
| distinctly the outgrowth OF the kindly and
generous sentiments OF the people of the
United States that everything which per-
| t;ins to the well-being of that young
republic should appeal to our sympathy
| and benevolence. The hospital. which it is
proposed to erect, seems to me to he su b an
important instrumentality in well directed
charity, that desire the acceptance Of the
| enclosed contribution to the enterprise"
The appointments on the Interstate
Commerce Commission are generally ap
| proved. Senator Edmunds is especially
happy at the appointment Of Mr.. Walker;
Jay Gould heartily commends the selection
| of Judge Cooley. is pleased with Schoon-
maker and thinks Col. Morrison On able,
| honest man: Channcey NJ Depew thinks the
selections are admirable aud does not see
| how the President could have made better
| choice: President Harris, of the s,orthern
aeific: The President has done eninently
WE'LL" President Huntington Southern Pa
cific: THE President has been fortunate in
getting such men to serve on the Commits
| sion;" President Cable Of the Rock Island
| & Pacific, is fully satisfied that the board
! will look carefully after the interests Of the
| people and at the same time be just to the
railroads: Il. Il. Porter, Chicago a. Indian
apolis, II reg gard the appointments as safe
| and wise" The Commission will convene
tor its first meeting about April |.